Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321733606
ISBN 13: 978-0-32173-360-3

Chapter 8 - Figure 8.9 - The process of translation - Question - Page 216: 1

Answer

When one of the stop codons (UAA, UGA or UAG) are specified by mRNA, the process of translation is stopped, and the polypeptide chain is released.

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